Innovation, Universities and Skills - Second Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 10 March 2008.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1  Introduction

The Copyright Tribunal

Collecting Societies

UK Intellectual Property Office

Reviews

Our inquiry

2  Role of the Copyright Tribunal

Importance of intellectual property to UK economy
Economic analysis

Effect of digital technology on the licensing of copyrighted material

Impact of technological changes on the Copyright Tribunal

Is the Copyright Tribunal restraining the rightsholders' monopoly?

Fairness

3  Operation of the Copyright Tribunal

Complaints about the operation of the Copyright Tribunal

Intellectual Property Office Review of the Copyright Tribunal

Procedural rules

Chairman of the Copyright Tribunal

Composition of the Copyright Tribunal

Administrative support

Provision of evidence to the Copyright Tribunal

Advice on drawing up licensing schemes

Case management

Delay

Single experts

Departmental responsibility for the Copyright Tribunal

4  Access for small businesses, institutions and individuals

Arrangements to provide access

Expansion of the Copyright Tribunal

Ombudsman

Copyright Small Claims Tribunal

Mediation service

Licensing Agency

PPL's comments

5  Orphan works

6  Conclusions

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence

Monday 28 January 2008

Written Evidence

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Prepared 20 March 2008